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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Teamviewer seems to need to have both computers connected to the net.
My observatory computer is not connected to the internet.
Basically I want to control the observatory computer from the office computer indoors using an Ethernet cable and not via the internet.
This must be some other software unless I am not understanding teamviewer properly.
Windows has remote desktop I think.
Greg.
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Hi Greg,
Most modem routers have multiple Ethernet ports on the back so you
can create your own intranet.
If the cable won't reach your modem and if you are using a wired
network already, then consider purchasing a small network switch
and locate it next to your office computer.
The topology would then be that the network switch would have three
cables going into it. One from your modem, a short one to your office
PC and the third to the observatory.
If the observatory PC has a version of Windows that supports it,
consider using Microsoft Remote Desktop. A Remote Desktop server
is generally not supplied with the Home versions of operating
systems such as Windows 7 but is standard in the Professional editions.
Alternatively, consider using a free version of VNC, such as TightVNC.
If your office computer links to the modem via WiFi rather than by a Ethernet cable,
you might have to consider setting up the wired Ethernet port on the office
PC as a subnet. In other words, your PC might have multiple network adapters,
namely a WiFi port and a wired Ethernet port. You then need to configure
your PC so that traffic is routed over the correct port.
See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/w...#1TC=windows-7
